The Edmonton Oilers have some issues right now, and if they can't get by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, expect head coach Kris Knoblauch to be fired. Frank Seravalli: Re Kris Knoblauch/Oilers: If they lose in the first round or flame out early I think he absolutely is in the crosshairs - Big Show (4/17) The Oilers went down 2-1 in the series on Friday night, after a 7-4 drumming by the Ducks. Conor Ingram let in six goals and there's no doubt Edmonton is havi...
The Utah Mammoth has found itself in the playoffs in its second season as an NHL organization. Led by head coach Andre Tourigny, finishing the regular season 43-33-6 and 4th in the Central Division. Ahead of their third playoff game against the Vegas Golden Knights , the team twisted the knife in the Knights organization with a unique initiative. They're trying to engender fandom in the hockey community in the desert, and did so with a cold way of doing it. A jersey ex...
One of the Winnipeg Jets' top objectives this offseason should be to improve down the middle. They absolutely need another top-six center, so it would not be surprising in the slightest if they looked to land one this summer. Because of this, let's look at three centers who the Jets should target during the offseason. Charlie Coyle, Columbus Blue Jackets If Coyle hits the free-agent market instead of re-signing with the Blue Jackets, the Jets would be wise to target him. The 34-yea...
The Minnesota Wild are down 1-2 in the series against the Dallas Stars in the 1st-round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Without forward Mats Zuccarello, the team loses a scoring threat and a key piece in the lineup. He's only played 1 game this series and produced three points (three assists), which is what the Wild need against Peter DeBoer's Dallas Stars. Zuccarello caught a Tyler Myers elbow to the face on April 18th, which is what caused him to be taken out of the lineup.&n...
The Vancouver Canucks' search for a new general manager is all over the place, with plenty of names popping up. The spot is up for grabs after the team cut ties with Patrik Allvin after a century-worst season in Vancouver. They finished dead last in the NHL with 58 points. But Allvin might not be out of work for long, according to the latest rumors. Insider Elliotte Friedman suggested on his 32 Thoughts podcast on Friday that there are two potential likely destinations for Allvin t...
Nashville Predators forward Erik Haula should generate some interest this offseason if he decides to test the free-agent market. The 35-year-old forward had a solid 2025-26 season with the Predators, as he recorded 14 goals, 24 assists, and 38 points in 81 games. With numbers like these, he showed that he can still provide decent offensive production. Because of this, let's take a look at three teams that could look to sign Haula if he tests free agency. Winnipeg Jets The Jets coul...
The New York Rangers are in the middle of a retool. Due to this, they should continue to shake up their roster during the summer. While there is a chance that the Rangers will trade some of their players during the offseason, the possibility of them adding to their roster as well should not be ruled out. Because of this, let's look at three players the Rangers could target this offseason in free agency. Alex Tuch, RW, Buffalo Sabres After trading Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings t...
The Ottawa Senators have their proverbial backs against the wall this weekend. Down 0-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes in their first-round series, it's win-or-go-home. Or in this case, stay home. Game 4 is Saturday in Ottawa. But the Sens will have to do it without their entire top defense pair. Top d-man Jake Sanderson has been ruled out with a concussion. He left Game 3 midway through the second period Thursday night after taking a hit to the head from Hurricanes forward Taylo...
The Toronto Maple Leafs ' front office search is getting down to the final straws. The latest report, on Friday morning, from Elliotte Friedman, is that we can scratch two more names off the list, and two have risen to the short list of frontrunners. "I'm told that Ryan Martin from the Rangers was told, even though we had a couple of great interviews, that he wasn't advancing further," said Friedman on his 32 Thoughts podcast. "He did nothing to hurt himself, they just ultimately moved on." Fr...
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman kept it real at his latest press conference, stating to the media attending that his hockey team hasn't reached expectations because 'they need better players'. A huge statement from Yzerman, who is certainly on the hot seat this summer to turn things around in Motown. Yzerman's going to be very aggressive on the free-agent market and the trade market, and after acquiring Justin Faulk from the St. Louis Blues before the trade deadline, he'll need...
Keep an eye on the San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs this summer. There's been multiple reports surfacing that the Sharks and Leafs align perfectly as offseason trade partners, specifically for a trade involving Nick Robertson and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs are headed for a retool and Rielly and Robertson are two players who are on the trade block. The Sharks have a need for both, especially Rielly. San Jose only has two defencemen under contract for next season and Rielly fits the b...
The Philadelphia Flyers are one win away from sweeping the Pittsburgh Penguins and advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2020.
The only thing standing between them and that moment is a question about their most important player.
Goaltender Dan Vladar did not practice Thursday after suffering an apparent right arm injury late in the third period of Wednesday's 5-2 Game 3 victory, when Penguins forward Bryan Rust crashed into him in the crease and...
For most of the 2025-26 season, Owen Tippett was the Philadelphia Flyers player most frequently attached to trade speculation.
The Boston Bruins had checked in on him multiple times.
The Vancouver Canucks were mentioned.
The asking price was steep, centered around top prospects and a first-round pick, and the conversation around whether the Flyers should move him before his modified no-trade clause kicked in this summer was a genuine one inside hockey circles.
Three games into the play...
There's so much speculation (and misdirection) going on in the Toronto Maple Leafs ongoing search for a new hockey executive, that some rumors might sound hard to believe. But then again, anything can happen in this... unconventional GM search. Insider Nick Kypreos reported today on the Real Kyper & Bourne show on Sportsnet 590 that the long-held belief that Mike Gillis is a frontrunner to be the new Toronto hockey boss might be all wrong. In fact, he might be out altogether. 🗣️ @RealKyp...
The New York Rangers started their 'retool' this past regular season, moving out Artemi Panarin and some smaller pieces like Carson Soucy and Sam Carrick, among others. But there are some other big names still potentially on the trade block for the next phase of the planned shuffling of the roster. Vincent Trocheck is the most notable. But according to Vincent Mercogliano and Peter Baugh of The Athletic , there are six Rangers who we should NOT expect to see traded, who are, essent...
After a very disappointing 2025-26 season, the New Jersey Devils should be looking to upgrade their roster this offseason. One of their biggest needs is another top-six winger. When looking at potential trade partners around the NHL for the Devils, the Vancouver Canucks stand out as a possible fit. This is because the Canucks have two top-six wingers who could be strong pickups for the Devils if acquired: Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk. Boeser and DeBrusk were both popular names in ...
The Calgary Flames made some huge strides this season towards their rebuild, not the least of which was moving out veteran center Nazem Kadri, sending him back to Colorado. But of course, that move left them devoid of a real top-line center, and according to insider David Pagnotta, on the DFO Rundown, that's something they're looking to address this offseason... by sending out one of their remaining top six pivots. What I'm hearing is, would they move Morgan Frost in a larger type deal i...
The Chicago Blackhawks were once again one of the worst teams in the NHL this season. This was not necessarily surprising, as they are still in the middle of a rebuild. With the Blackhawks having so many promising young forward prospects, it would not be surprising if they moved on from some of their veterans this offseason. Because of this, let's look at two forwards who could end up being traded this summer by Chicago. Teuvo Teravainen Teravainen could be a veteran forward to wat...
Steve Yzerman, general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, made it perfectly clear on where things stand with his team heading into the offseason at his end-of-year press conference. All it took was four words: We need better players. Steve Yzerman opens his Red Wings season-ending press conference addressing what this team needs to do to improve. “The most obvious would be need better players. We need to improve in particular areas, goal scoring, particularly five-on-five,” he said. Yzer...
The Vancouver Canucks are entering this offseason as a very interesting team to watch. With the Canucks being in a rebuild, there is a real chance that we will see multiple of their players get moved this summer. Among the players who have come up in the rumor mill as trade candidates because of it are Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, and Jake DeBrusk. However, the Canucks also have two under-the-radar trade candidates who should be watched during this summer. Let's take a look at each of them ...
The New Jersey Devils made what looked like a premature move near the end of the regular season when they fired president of hockey operations and general manager Tom Fitzgerald with five games to play. Now, we're getting a little more insight into that peculiar move from insider Elliotte Friedman. Appearing on NHL Network's Morning Skate , he explains that the Devils felt compelled to move quickly in order to get their man, Sunny Mehta. And it was essentially the Toronto Maple Lea...
Trevor Lewis officially announced his retirement from the NHL, closing out a 17-season career that took him from a first-round pick in 2006 to a two-time Stanley Cup champion.
The 39-year-old Salt Lake City native posted a message on social media writing on what the journey meant to him.
"As a kid growing up in Utah, I could have never imagined this journey," Lewis wrote. "Playing over 1,000 games and winning two Stanley Cups. Those milestones aren't just numbers to me, they represent year...
The Pittsburgh Penguins have their backs against the wall. The Pens have been owned by the Philadelphia Flyers through three games of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series, and there's no doubt Kyle Dubas is going to make some significant roster changes this summer. The Penguins exceeded expectations this season as Dan Muse could be in the running to win the Jack Adams award as coach of the year. Regardless of Muse's impact, there's some changes looming on the roster based on contract s...
Nick Robertson is apparently ready to move on from the Toronto Maple Leafs. The former second-round pick was all over the Leafs lineup this season, as head coach Craig Berube loved harping on Robertson, but didn't necessarily provide him with a consistent role on a specific line. Instead, Robertson was up and down the lineup, and wound up ending the year appearing in 78 games and scoring 16 goals, and 16 assists. Despite the lack of definitive role, Robertson played a career high in minutes at...
Darren Raddysh had one of the most remarkable individual seasons of any defenseman in the NHL this year.
The Tampa Bay Lightning blueliner posted 22 goals and 48 assists for 70 points in 73 games, led the Lightning in ice time at an average of 22 minutes and 42 seconds per night, and did it all as a pending unrestricted free agent in what turned out to be the most perfectly timed breakout of his career.
He is undrafted, has been earning NHL money for only a few seasons, and has never carri...